Colleges & Schools

UA Alumna Donates $5 Million to Support Data, Cybersecurity Program

UA Alumna Donates $5 Million to Support Data, Cybersecurity Program

The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration celebrated today a generous $5 million gift from Marillyn A. Hewson, chairman, president, and CEO of Lockheed Martin.

UA Doctoral Student Named One of the Best Horn Players in the World

UA Doctoral Student Named One of the Best Horn Players in the World

Joshua Williams, a 25-year-old Tuscaloosa native, will have to get used to being called the “best of the best” after winning first place in the professional division of the International Horn Competition of America.

Up From The Ground

Up From The Ground

Initial research by a team of University of Alabama marine scientists hints groundwater contributes contaminants into Mobile Bay, a situation that could worsen as rising sea levels awaken contaminants dormant in the sediment. Scientists are searching for clues from the past to see if this happened before.

Free to a Good Home: Maps from the Map Library 

Free to a Good Home: Maps from the Map Library 

Do you love maps? The Map Library is giving away thousands during the next few days.

Author of ‘Orphan Train’ to Visit UA

Author of ‘Orphan Train’ to Visit UA

Christina Baker Kline, author of “Orphan Train,” The University of Alabama’s 2017 Honors College Common Book, will present a lecture at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, at Moody Concert Hall.

UA Creates Accelerated Master’s Program for Math Education

UA Creates Accelerated Master’s Program for Math Education

The University of Alabama has created a new pathway to get the best and brightest minds into secondary mathematics teacher education.

UA-Sponsored Nursing Hall of Fame to be Oct. 5

UA-Sponsored Nursing Hall of Fame to be Oct. 5

The Alabama Nursing Hall of Fame will be held Oct. 5.

Adapted Athletics Facility Named after Program’s Founders

Adapted Athletics Facility Named after Program’s Founders

Margaret Stran and Brent Hardin, pioneers of the University of Alabama’s Adapted Athletics program, were recently surprised to learn the new UA Adapted Athletics multipurpose facility will be named after them.

Selma Icon among Inductees for Alabama Social Work Hall of Fame

Selma Icon among Inductees for Alabama Social Work Hall of Fame

Patricia Swift Blalock, who integrated Selma’s public library in the 1960s, will be posthumously inducted into the Alabama Social Work Hall of Fame Friday, Sept. 22.

UA Professor Documents Hurricane Harvey’s Local News Coverage

UA Professor Documents Hurricane Harvey’s Local News Coverage

Dr. Chandra Clark traveled to Houston to document the local news coverage of Hurricane Harvey in partnership with the National Association of Broadcasters and a team from the University of Oklahoma.